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Need a new OB for my dink rfrye1 at 3:50pm 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 27/4043 After 20 yrs my Nissan 5hp 2 stroke has given me its last answer. I spent 3 hrs on it this morning w
still waiting to launch kpgraci at 1:47pm 06.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1421 Well, I've come to grips with the fact that working on my boat while its in my front yard is just as
Cockpit stains eclark at 1:26pm 06.14.13 Day Sailers 5/1780 I have a Hunter 146. A tear in my cover caused leaves to enter and stain my cockpit. I have tried li
Is she worth saving (4) Jared_801 at 11:31am 06.14.13 Catalina 22 4/1058 Here we have a battered old Catalina 22. Currently owned by our sailing club. We are trying to decid
Advice from 272 Owners neosoul at 10:41am 06.14.13 Bigger Boats 10/3683 I Need Advice from 272 Owners Hello, I was hoping to get some advice. I recently sold my 83 Day
40 Legend (1) smackdaddy at 7:57am 06.14.13 Big Boats 9/1793 After 4 years of looking and evaluating, we just scored a well-kept, nicely-equipped 1989 40L. htt
New boot stripe? Captn Scotty at 7:56am 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1411 I am painting a new boot stripe on my Islander 32, any restrictions on how big it should be? I was t
Failed Garmin chart plotter gregorybross at 7:47am 06.14.13 Catalina 30 26/3614 I have a Garmin 2006 chart plotter that suddenly quit working . I contacted Garmin for help and all
H376/380 V-Berth shelves rfrye1 at 6:08am 06.14.13 Big Boats 3/1228 Has anyone added upper shelves/stowage to their V-berth? A lot of wasted space up there. A 6-8" shel
Norcold Icebox tray? (1) Euphoria2011 at 5:55am 06.14.13 Bigger Boats 1/867 It is hard to keep food and drinks situated in any kind of order within these deep iceboxes and I no
Trailer or shipping options for fin keel sailboat JALaman at 5:22am 06.14.13 Trailer Sailors 4/8358 All -- I am new to this forum and searched for trailer info, but am unable to find anything. I am p
installing a bracket for a small engine on an oday 17 buzzy at 5:21am 06.14.13 Day Sailers 1/3193 Please help us with suggestions as to how to install a bracket for a propane fueled 2.5 H trolling m
Stern Rail Wt Capability vmaks at 4:57am 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 15/5738 Rec'd a 65 lb outboard with my dinghy. Blogs in the past indicated that it is imperative to NOT tra
Spreader Covers Hamsandwich at 1:37am 06.14.13 Catalina 22 6/1337 Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't these the spreader covers that are no longer available on Catal
Keel pin (1) Hamsandwich at 9:15pm 06.13.13 Catalina 22 2/724 Should I bother to sleeve this or is it good in Ya'll's opinions. It's not really any bigger than t
Yanmar 3YM30 Alternator problem syoun10 at 8:51pm 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/5711 I'm sorry to post another question asking for help, but I'm having electrical problems on my 2006 Hu
main sail h26 jweber1961 at 7:28pm 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 1/752 am wondering if i can use a main sail that is 5 inches bigger on the luff and 5 inches bigger on the
Water in bilge when on the hard slysailor at 6:24pm 06.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/2016 I have water in the bilge when the boat is on the hard, but not when in the water with the mast up.
Homeland Security Roger Long at 5:56pm 06.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 29/14209 Since trading our privacy for security is currently such a hot issue, a homeland security story shou
new halyard Jwhy at 5:22pm 06.13.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/931 How difficult is it to replace the halyard on a furling jib on a Catalina 30?

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Finding ignition Wire: 1993 40.5 (1) Ken13559 at 9:07pm 05.21.23 This Yellow arrowed wire should be the "ignition wire". If the cylinder to right is the solenoid and
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:51pm 05.21.23 I didn't think any new quality boats still used interior holding tank sensors. If yours has an inte
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 05.21.23 In no particular order : Epoxy has little strength as a plug. I could also tap in a wooden dowel
1964 islander 32 Leeward Rail at 8:17pm 05.21.23 While a few questions about your boat (like the mast step) may be model specific My boat specific
It followed me home Leeward Rail at 7:58pm 05.21.23 At the moment it's very water logged That's totally normal. They usually take leaks everywhere unt
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jssailem at 7:57pm 05.21.23 There are several designs. Critical, in my mind is adequate insulation. You want the hot water to st
Installing a new Halyard Plate and Improved Mast Step pcharn01 at 7:50pm 05.21.23
1964 islander 32 loganmx107 at 7:47pm 05.21.23 The mast step is quite different, and interesting. Did, or can the prior owner tell you how it is s
1964 islander 32 David in Sandusky at 7:42pm 05.21.23 The mast step is quite different, and interesting. Did, or can the prior owner tell you how it is su
Finding ignition Wire: 1993 40.5 (2) svAtargatis at 7:42pm 05.21.23 Oh i think i need R from the original harness ully one of the only 2 unused wires.... 215922
Swing Keel Rebuild pcharn01 at 7:41pm 05.21.23 Yea, many hours of work all hidden under the boat.
Engine Alinement Crusty Ol Salt at 7:39pm 05.21.23 Tis the one job I always hated and dreaded for the matter when I was in the Navy..... The alignment
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full dLj at 7:35pm 05.21.23 Black water gages are notoriously inaccurate. Both previous posts are good. You may find.the gage wo
Finding ignition Wire: 1993 40.5 svAtargatis at 7:29pm 05.21.23 Seems the physical book i have is the operators manual. the service manual (i can't find anywhere to
Lewmar deck hatch leaking through rivets in catch block dLj at 7:29pm 05.21.23 Garden-grade rivets like those shown are hollow in the middle so they can leak. They make a specia
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 7:19pm 05.21.23 I bought that water heater for $320.00 . My signs of leaking was similar to yours. After I replaced
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 7:15pm 05.21.23 jonelli, how old is the heater? Our 25++ years with C34s indicate those Seawards last 12 to 16 yea
Beneteau USA Benny Mike at 7:06pm 05.21.23 Yup. But doing this on the fly while I was working on the boat. Wasn't concentrating on my termin
Crack in mast post base fiberglass azambella at 6:32pm 05.21.23 Thankyou for your advice, Most appreciated. Have an awesome Sailing season... TZ Z-Breeze Salem
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset dkinzer at 6:26pm 05.21.23 Very good method! Someone pointed out, in response to a post describing this on another forum, tha

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